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Boston University
Boston, MA · Private (nonprofit) · 18,248 students · mostly bachelor degrees
59th-cheapest of 117 Massachusetts colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$24,402
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$86,285
Graduation rate
89%
Admission rate
11%
Median graduate earnings
$83,238
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$23,250
Average SAT
1480
Median ACT
33
Pell grant recipients
19%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
314 programsDental Public Health and Education · Graduate/Professional Certificate61 grads/yr$263,486Law · First Professional Degree245 grads/yr$194,750Dentistry · First Professional Degree193 grads/yr$180,633Insurance · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$177,642Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other · Master's Degree214 grads/yr$156,087Computer Science · Master's Degree227 grads/yr$153,937Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Master's Degree89 grads/yr$150,827Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree1,198 grads/yr$147,178Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Master's Degree102 grads/yr$140,032Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$138,128Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree305 grads/yr$136,667Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree257 grads/yr$136,425Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree99 grads/yr$135,394Management Science · Master's Degree370 grads/yr$118,168Finance, General · Master's Degree277 grads/yr$117,293Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree58 grads/yr$117,154Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Master's Degree93 grads/yr$113,482Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$110,622Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree672 grads/yr$108,412Public Administration · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$106,292Biostatistics · Master's Degree122 grads/yr$104,263Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Master's Degree169 grads/yr$103,316Medicine · First Professional Degree149 grads/yr$102,530Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Master's Degree74 grads/yr$101,267Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree132 grads/yr$99,024
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.